Bruno Ceccobelli: D'Avo Uova
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Bologna, Italy: Galleria Nicola Verlato, 1989. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. The catalogue based on the October-November 1989 exhibition at Bologna's Galleria Nicola Verlato. Solid and VG+ (with light soiling at the front panel) in its printed white wrappers.
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Two Evenings with Allen Ginsberg -- Peter Orlovsky, Gregory Corso, Steven Taylor (LP Record)
Munich: Loft, 1980. Vinyl. Very Good. An impressive, one-of-a-kind copy of "Music and poetry by Allen Ginsberg (and Corso, Orlovsky and Taylor), recorded live at LOFT, Munich, Dec. 6th/7th, 1979". THE 33 1/3 LP RECORD HAS A WONDERFUL SET OF INSCRIPTIONS --WITH ART WORK-- ON ITS WHITE INNER-SLEEVE: INSCRIBED BY ALLEN GINSBERG TO GREGORY CORSO, ADDITIONALLY INSCRIBED BY... Read More
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The Daybooks of Edward Weston--Vol. I: Mexico
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Rochester, NY: George Eastman House, 1961. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A crisp, clean copy of the 1961 1st edition of Vol. I of Edward Weston's Daybooks. Solid and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket. Quarto, 214 pgs.
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Yoyo Magazine (Issue #00)
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New York: Yoyo, Inc, 1972. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Very Good. Issue #00 of Yoyo Magzine, an adult-only undeground magazine published out of New York in the early 70s. Includes people such as Michael O'Donoghue (soon of "Saturday Night Live" fame) and the illustrator Tomi Ungerer. Clean, solid and VG+ in its pictorial wrappers. Magazine-formatted, 97 pgs. ... Read More
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Handbook of Industrial Metrology
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Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1967. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. The 1967 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG+ dustjacket, with very light soiling at the rear panel. Octavo, 492 pgs. "A reference work on the theory, principles, standards, techniques and instrumentation design and application for physical measurements in the manufacturing industries
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Tales from the Brothers Grimm
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London: Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald, 1930. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. The 1930 1st thus, limited to 540 copies and beautifully illustrated by Hester Sainsbury. VG in its light-blue patterned boards, with light offsetting at the front and rear endpapers. Quarto, 179 pgs., deckled edges.
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Scott's Last Expedition: Being the Journals of Captain R.F. Scott, R.N., C.V.O. (in 4 Vols.)
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London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1913. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1913 3rd edition, in 4 Vols. The preferred edition, with the map at pg. 110 of Vol. 1 not found in the first two editions. Furthermore, this set is the scarce variant binding in which "Vol. 1" is bound in the 1st 2 Volumes and "Vol. II" is... Read More
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Report of the Bank Commissioners of the State of Connecticut, to the Governor, January, 1896
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Hartford, CT: The Legislature of the State of Connecticut, 1896. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. Connecticut's 1896 Report of the Bank Commissioners. Tight and VG in its original dark cloth, with decorative blindstamping and bright gilt-lettering to the front panel. Octavo, 316 pgs. plus fold-out charts and "Laws Relating to Banks, Savings Banks, Trust and Investment Companies and... Read More
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Typographic Design By Ikko Tanaka
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Japan, 1977. 1st. cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A clean, well-preserved copy of the 1977 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket. Octavo, 96 pgs. Text in Japanese, dozens and dozens of vivid color plates thruout demonstrating leading Japanese graphic design and display art.
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Report of the State Board of Agriculture on the Work of Extermination of the Gypsy Moth
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Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co, 1897. Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. First Thus. January 1897 report from the State Board of Agriculture on the progress of the extermination of the Gypsy Moth in Boston. A VG copy in its original brown boards with bright gilt-lettering to front panel. Octavo, 85 pgs. plus color plate and line drawings and... Read More
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First Poems
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New York: Henry Z. Walck, Inc, 1969. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. A handsome copy of this beautifully-illustrated children's poetry book. 1969 1st edition. Tight and VG+ in a bright, price-intact, VG dustjacket, with foxing at the panels and light foxing to the fore-edge. 64mo, Brenda Meredith Seymour's rich color illustrations thruout.
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Elements De Medecine Pratique De Cullen
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Paris: Chez Mequignon-Marvis, 1819. Collectible; Very Good. Volume I (of a 4 Vol. set), 1819. Publisher's original gilt-decorated and lettered 1/4 leather over newer marbled boards. Octavo, 504 pgs. Solid and tight and VG. New endsheets, light, forgivable foxing to text.
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Hector Poleo: 49 Obras de 1936 a 1973
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Mexico: Museo De Arte Moderno, 1974. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. First Edition. The catalogue based on the 1974 exhibition at Mexico's Museo de Arte Moderno. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, VG+ dustjacket, with very mild darkening along the spine. Oblong octavo, vivid color plates thruout.
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Portfolio 1949 (RISD Yearbook)
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Providence, RI: The Students of the Rhode Island School of Design. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Very Good. Artistic, nicely-designed 1949 RISD (Rhode Island School of Design) yearbook. IN ITS UNCOMMON PICTORIAL DUSTJACKET. A clean, Near Fine quarto (with beautiful graphic design to the panels ) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light chipping to the panel edges and a... Read More
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Architectural Exhibition Held Under the Auspices of New Jersey Chapter A.I.A. and New Jersey Society of Architects Newark
New Jersey Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, 1927. Original wraps. Very Good +. Uncommon 1927 catalogue based on the "architecural exhibition of the N.J. Chapter and the New Jersey Society of Architects". Solid and VG in its light-blue wrappers, with very light soiling at the panels. Internally clean as could be, with no writing or markings... Read More
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Dispersion Relations and Their Connection with Causality (In Dustjacket)
New York: Academic Press, 1964. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A solid, sharp copy of the 1964 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG to VG+ dustjacket, with light creasing at the spine crown and along its top-edges. Octavo, text exclusively in English. "Italian Physical Society: Proceedings of the International School of Physics 'Enrico Fermi'... Read More
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Chastised and Initiated into Bondage Sorority
Jersey City: Nutrix Co, 1961. Stapled wrappers. Very Good. The 1961 1st edition, published by Nutrix Co. out of Jersey City and "illustrated with 35 specially posed model photos". Solid and VG in its stapled, pictorial wrappers, with light rubbing alongf the panels.
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Richard Wentworth: Sculpture
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London: Riverside Studios, 1987. 1st. Original Wraps. Collectible; Fine. The catalogue based on the March-April 1987 exhibition at London's Riverside Studios. Bright and Near Fine in its pictorial wrappers.
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Jean-Michel Frank (Biennale 2006)
Paris: Vallois, 2006. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Very impressive monograph on legendary French interior designer Jean-Michel Frank (1895-1941). Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Quarto, exceptional color reproductions throughout.
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The Nuclear Century: Voices of the Hibakusha of the World
Tokyo: Atelier for Peace, 1997. Pictorial boards. Near Fine. A handsome copy of this lavish catalogue based on the 1997 (permanent) exhibition at The Japan Peace Museum in Tokyo. Tight and Near Fine in its laminate, pictorial boards, with just a touch of light soiling to the panels. Quarto, remarkable, very moving black-and-white photos documenting the devastation resulting... Read More
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MAP (Das Papier): The Redefinition of Culture -- No. 4, Summer 1993
Zurich: Christoph Zurcher, 1993. Magazines. Near Fine. The Summer of Love issue, 1993. Dual text, in both English and German. Includes contributions by/profiles of Gus Van Zant, Jenny Holzer, David Byrne, Francesco Clemente, Aldo Rossi, Duane Michals, etc. Clean and bright in its magazine-formatted, corrugated cardboard.
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Decade: A Collection of Poems from the First Ten Years of The Wesleyan Poetry Program (Burt Britton's Copy--Signed by 6 of the Contributors)
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1969. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. A very unusual copy of the 1969 stated 1st edition, having belonged to the legendary bookseller Burt BrItton (1933-2018), co-founder of New York's much-loved "Books & Company" on Madison Avenue. THIS COPY IS INSCRIBED TO BRITTON BY 3 OF THE BOOK'S CONTRIBUTORS (JOHN ASHBERY, JAMES DICKEY AND RICHARD... Read More
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Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Koprulu Library (Vols. II and III)
Istanbul: The Research Center for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA), 1986. Original wraps. Near Fine. The uncommon 1986 1st editions of Vols. II and III of the catalogue of manuscripts in the Koprulu Library of Istanbul. Both volumes clean and Near Fine in their off-white wrappers. Text in Arabic, with the Preface -- written by Dr. Ekmeleddin... Read More
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Brice Marden: Drawings/1964-1994
New York: PaceWildenstein, 1995. Original wraps. Fine. A prsitine copy of the catalogue based on the November-December 1995 exhibition at New York's PaceWildenstein Gallery. Clean and Fine in its bright-white wrappers.
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Andy Warhol (The Signed/Limited Edition of 100 Copies)
Stockholm: Moderna Museet, 1969. Decorative Wrappers. Near Fine/Near Fine. The May 1969 signed/limited edition of Andy Warhol's very important first European solo exhibition, at Moderna Museet in Stockholm and limited to only 100 copies signed by Andy Warhol. Legend has it that Warhol was back in Stockholm in early 1969, following the success of the February-March 1968 exhibition,... Read More
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